Hair waving apparatus



Aug. 14, 1934. w SHELTON 1,969,908

HAIR WAVING APPARATUS Filed July 3, 1933 Mmm amc/mn Patented Aug. 14, 1934 UNITED STATES} PATENT QFFiI HAIR WAVING APPARATUS William G. Shelton, St. Louis, Mo.; Richard T. Shelton, Lester E. Sherwood and Mississippi Valley Trust Company, St. Louis, Mo., executors of said William G. Shelton, deceased, assignors to W. G. Shelton Company, St; Louis, Mo., a corporation of Missouri Application July 3, 1933, Serial No. 678,755 8 Claims. (Cl. 132-33) This invention relates to the hair waving art the hair without leaving undesirablecrevices beand consists particularly in novel protector clamp tween the jaws. apparatus for use in permanent waving. Another object is to provide apparatus of the In applying a so-called permanent wave to the above type in whch means are provided for conhair, it is customary to secure a protector clamp fining all of the strands of the segregated tress, device near the base of the tress before winding during application of the clamping device, to upon the curling rod, either from the outer exeliminate the possibility of stray strands becomtremity inwardly as in the case of croquignole ing entangled in the hinge, latch, or other parts waving, or from the scalp outwardly as in the of the clamp. 1 case of corkscrew waving. The protector clamp Another object is toprovide a device of the serves to prevent discomfort to the scalp due to above type in which the less durable portions, such pulling of individual strands during winding, and as the padding applied to the undersurfaces and also serves to protect the scalp from heat, steam hair engaging edges of the jaws, may be readily and drops of hot liquid escaping from the heater renewed without the necessity of renewing the which is applied over the wound strand to effect more expensive clamping portions or" the appathe change in structure of the hair resulting in ratus. a wave which will hold its shape for a'substantial Another object is to provide a protector clamp period of time. for use in croquignole waving which is adapted Present types of protector clamps usually comto more snugly grip the hair than previous deprise pivoted jaws which close about the strand, vices used for a similar purpose.

he undersurface of the jaws as well as the hair These objects and others hereafter appearing engaging edges thereof being frequently padded are attained substantially by my novel apparatus with a pliable material such as felt or rubber. in which is provided separate protector and The jaws thus in the closed position yieldingly clamping members, the protector member comand firmly engage the hair, but particularly in prising a pad of pliable material, such as rubber, 89 the case of croquignole waving, in which the hair having one or more perforated projections for rehas heretofore been wound in fiat strands, crevceiving segregated tresses, and the clamp comices are apt to exist between the jaws immediateprising pivoted jaws with registering recesses arly adjacent the edges of the inclosed strand ranged to close about the projecting parts of the through which crevices steam and moisture may protector member to causethe same to snugly 35 leak. Moreover, stray strands of the hair may begrip the contained tresses. come entangled in the pivotal connection of the In the accompanying drawing which illustrates jaws, in the latch usually provided at the free the invention- 7 end, or in other appurtenances with which the Figure 1 is a side view of the protector member clamp is usually provided. and a curling rod applied to the hair. In a co-pending application, Serial No. 671,815, Figure 2 is a top view of the protector member. filed May 19, 1933 in the name of the present in-' Fi r 3 i a ail section n he li 33 of ventor, is illustrated a protector clamp'device, Figure particularly intended for croquignole waving, Figure 4 is a p View Of the Clamp embe comprising pivoted jaws with registering V- Figure 5 is a p View Of the protector a d 9 shaped recesses which are disposed to inclose a clamp members assembled and applied Segrepair or pencil-shaped tresses, spring impelled gatd t i levers yieldingly engaging the tresses to insure Figure 6 1s a transverse sectional view on the snug gripping of the same. Felt pads are pro- Vided on the bottom of the jaws adjacent the Figure '7 IS a s1de vlew of the assembled proc tector and clamping members. scalp, and seats at each end of the device serve The apparatus illustrated Comprises broadly to seat the curling rod in a position paralleling a protector member 1, preferably of rubber or the jaws. similar pliable material, and a clamping member one Oblect of the present 1nvent10n 1s f 2 which are applied to the base of the hair be- Vide p clamp apparatus f grlppmg the fore the tresses are wound about the curling rod 3,

h i in pencil-Shaped tresses, Whlch W111 be of familiar form, including a pivoted clip 4 for sepler than the device illustrated in the abovecuring t end of th 1 ,1 t th t i n 5 mentioned co-pendi pp n, while at the at one end, and a ratchet 6, trunnion 7a, and

same time being arranged to efiectively inclose manipulating handle 7 at the other end.

The clamping member comprises a pair of jaws 12 and 13, pivoted at one end as at 14,-one'of the jaws being provided at the free end with a latch 15 for engaging a seat 16 in the free end of the other jaw. Jaw 12 is of U-section including walls 1'7 and 18, the hair engaging edges thereof being recessed at 19. Angle projection 20 on latch 15 and a cradle 21 at the opposite end of jaw 12 are provided for engaging trunnions 5 and 7a to properly seat the curling rod in a position paral- .lelmg the jaws, and a spring pawl 22 is disposed to cooperate with ratchet 6 on the curling rod to prevent loosening of the hair. I

J aw 13 is formed of a metal sheet with recesses 23 in the hair engaging edge thereof corresponding to the recesses 19 in the jaw 12. The recesses 19 and 23 in the jaws 12 and 13 are rounded at the bottom and these recesses are disposed to overlap when the jaws are swung together.

In forming a wave with the use of the novel apparatus, the hair is first divided into pencilshaped strands, as in Figures 1, 2 and 5, and adjacent tresses are slipped through the slits 11 in the pliable protector member into the perforated projections 9. The protector member is drawn as closely as possible to the scalp and the clamping member applied. When the jaws are secured together by means of latch 15, the recesses 19 and 23 will cooperate to snugly inclose the projections 9 between base portion 8 and shoulders 10, and the pliable projections will be compressed in a man ner to closely grip the tresses S, as clearly shown in Figure 6. v I

The ends of the pair of tresses gripped by the protector may then be secured to a rod, such as 3 in Figure 1, and the tresses wound spirally towards the scalp to form the croquignole wave.

The rod is seated and tightened against the clamping member and a suitable heater applied over the wound hair in a familiar manner.

If desired, the pliable protector member and clamp may be arranged for receiving one or more than two tresses. The apparatus may be used in forming corkscrew type of wave in which the hair is wound from the curling rod. In such case, the rod may be perpendicularly secured to the clamp member, as illustrated in Patent #1,884,305, issued to the present inventor. It would also be within the spirit of the invention to eliminate the body portion 8 which connects the tubular projections 9, tubular members such as the projections 9 being separately applied to the hair before application of the clamp. The undersurface of the clamp may or may not be provided with suitable padding, Also the base portion of the protector member may be formed of a different material than the projections 9, such as felt, it being only necessary that the tubular projections be sufiiciently pliable to permit their deformation by. the clamp in a manner to snugly grip the hair. I v v The apparatus illustrated may be otherwise modified as will occur to those skilled-in the art, and exclusive use-of all such modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims is contemplated. i I

scalp outwardly about a What is claimed isf 1. In apparatus of the class described, a member of pliable material having a perforated projection for receiving a tress, said member being split-to facilitate insertion of the hair into said perforated projection, and a clamp shaped to grip said projection to cause the same to snugly enclose the contained tress.

2. A protector of pliable material for use in hair waving comprising a base portion for application adjacent the head and a plurality of perforated tubular projections, said base portion and said projections being split to permit insertion of tresses into said perforated projections from the side. I

3. In apparatus of the class described, a protector of pliable material including a base portion for application immediately adjacent the head and a plurality of perforated projections for receiving segregated tresses, and a clamp includingv relatively movable jaws recessed to close about said projections and cause the same to snugly grip the contained tresses.

4. In apparatus of the class described, a protector of pliable material including a perforated projection for receiving a segregated tress, and a clamp including relatively movable jaws shaped to snugly grip said projection and an element for engaging a curling rod to maintain the same properly positioned relative to said clamp.

5. In apparatus of the class described, perforated tubular elements of pliable material for receiving segregated pencil-shaped tresses, and a clamp including elongated jaws with transverse recesses shaped to close about said elements to cause the same to snugly grip the contained tresses and means for supporting a curling rod in a position parallel to said jaws.

6. In apparatus of the class described, a onepiece protector member of pliable material and with a perforation to receive a segregated tress, said member being split to permit insertion of a tress into said perforation from the side, and a clamp with concavely recessed jaws shaped to engage the portion of said protector member adjacent saidperforationto cause said member to snugly inclose the contained tress.

7. In apparatus of the class described, a clamp member comprising rigid jaws hinged together at one end and provided with a securing device at the other end, there being alined transverse V cuts in said elements intermediate the ends of the clamp, and a hair engaging element for use with said clamp comprising a flat sheet of material corresponding in shape and area to said clamp and provided with upstanding hair receiving hollow projections positioned to be seated in said recesses and constricted by said clamp.

8. In apparatus of theclass described, a hair engaging member comprising a flat slab of rubber slit from each end inwardly a substantial distance, there being an upstanding tubular projection at the inner end of each slit, the sides of which projections are also slit to permit lateral insertion of strands of hair to the interior thereof, and a cooperating clamp member comprising a pairof plates hinged together at one end and provided with securing means at the other end and having opposed V-shaped cuts intermediate said ends for receiving said projections and graduallycontracting the same as said clamp is tightened.

, WILLIAM G. SHELTON. 

